funny or die

This week on Cribs we continue our string of Hollywood startups at Funny or Die headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
This is the fourth office for the digital content company since its start in 2007. And for some reason this time the walls aren’t finished. Funny or Die’s CEO Dick Glover tells us, like everything it does, that’s on purpose. We’re not sure if we… Read More

Update: Apple announced the $3 billion deal on May 28th.
Apple’s supposed Beats acquisition had analysts and journalists scrambling to reason out its logic in doing so, as on the surface it isn’t in keeping with their normal M&A strategy. Mostly, people seem to focus on Beats’ ability to convert paid users, negotiate with record labels or produce popular accessories… Read More

President Obama’s hilarious “Between Two Ferns” cameo is on its way to becoming one of the most viral videos in Funny or Die history. It spiked visits to Healthcare.gov an impressive 40%, compared to the day before. Unfortunately, this latest political touchdown was made in the 4th quarter and the White House is still way short of its goal.
They are still about 2.8… Read More

President Barack Obama made a special appearance on an extremely unlikely program in the talk show circuit – or rather, way off the circuit, on “The Hangover” star Zach Galifianakis’ Funny Or Die web exclusive Between Two Ferns. Galifianakis has managed to land some big guests in the past, including venerable Canadian diplomat Justin Bieber and potential future… Read More

Funny Or Die has spent the last six years making some of the funniest content on the web, and unlike a lot of the new media companies that have popped up lately, it’s done so without leaning on YouTube for distribution. Instead, Funny Or Die has relied on hilarious, celeb-filled videos to drive content to its own website.
The concept behind Funny Or Die was spawned kind of from Hot Or… Read More

Over the last several years, we’ve seen a new group of digital media companies emerge in Los Angeles, driven by the growth of YouTube as a platform for distribution of video content. On Mondays and Wednesdays, we’ll have a series of videos showing off all the best from the new L.A. digital media companies to show what each has to offer and what creators can expect when they sign up. Read More

The U.S. has pledged not to seek the death penalty for NSA-whistleblower Edward Snowden. To persuade the Minister of Justice to give up Snowden, it appears that Eric Holder had to ironically assure Russian authorities that it will respect human rights.
“The United States would not seek the death penalty for Mr. Snowden should he return to the United States,” he wrote. “We… Read More

Today at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City, there was a panel with the video comedy house Funny Or Die. Mark Kvamme, a partner at Sequoia Capital (which invested in Funny Or Die) moderated a panel with Funny Or Die’s Dick Glover, Chris Henchy, and Andrew Steele. The topic was the disruption of old media with this new model of short, cheap videos. All seemed confident they would not… Read More

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http://www2.funnyordie.com/public/flash/fodplayer.swf
You know what, I get the feeling that this Internet thing is going to be huge. I hear you can trade pictures with friends in far away lands. And the idea of real time stocks without having to turn on CNN is awesome. I’ve got a buddy at the school that has the whole campus wired high speed style. No dial-up! So awesome. Read More